Maggie Waung, M.D., PH.D.

Dr. Maggie Waung is a neurologist who specializes in caring for patients with headache and other chronic pain disorders.To understand how patients develop persistent, recurring and debilitating headaches, Waung studies pain processing in the brain. Her research uses optogenetics, a cutting-edge method of manipulating light-sensitive proteins to reveal nerve cell function. In addition to illuminating the causes of migraines, the goal is to develop better, targeted therapies.Waung earned her medic